San Jose Sharks · #92 · Left wing

Igor Chernyshov

Age 20 · Shoots right · 6′3″ · 195 lb · Born Penza, RUS

Drafted 2024, #33 overall by San Jose

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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals2T-1st on SJS
Assists1T-2nd on SJS
Points3T-2nd on SJS
P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL
Shots366.7% shooting
TOI / GP14:3313th on SJS

2025-262025-26: 28 games, 9-10-19, 0.68 points per game Season detail →

Igor Chernyshov has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 19 points in 28 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

3 points in 3 games for the 15th-placed San Jose

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shooting %66.7%98th
Goals / 602.7593rd
Takeaways290th
Points / GP1.0084th
Blocked shots267th
Assists / 601.3762nd
Penalty differential048th
Ice time14:3342nd
PP points036th
Shots / GP1.0029th
Hits05th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

1.01.01–3

Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points3T-2nd on SJS
Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL
Goals2T-21st in NHL
Assists1T-2nd on SJS
Shooting %66.7%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time14:3313th on SJS
Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of San Jose's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:55
Power play2:33
Shorthanded0:05
Total14:33

18.3 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on SJS
PP assists0T-4th on SJS
PP points0T-6th on SJS · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-6th on SJS

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2San Jose total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every SJS PPG
PP TOI share56.2%of SJS PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

1 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-1st on SJS
Overtime goals1T-1st on SJS
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals2
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0
2nd0
3rd1
Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied1
Leading1
Trailing0

1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with San Jose trailing.

Assists

Primary0 · 0%
Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 604.12
Goals / 602.75
Shots / 604.1
ES points / 605.043 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G
Slot3 att · 1 G
Wing2 att · 1 G
Point1 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

7 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.3352nd
Goals2
Goals vs expected+1.7
Unblocked attempts4
xG per attempt.069
ixG per 600.38

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 82nd percentile of forwards: 84.25 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Hardest shot, mph84.2582nd
Average shot, mph57.858th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
Distance skated, mi6.735th
20+ mph bursts227th
Distance / 60, mi9.2617th
Top speed, mph20.3214th
Defensive-zone time45.6%12th
Offensive-zone time36.5%11th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.32Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph84.25Forward average 74.7
Distance skated6.7 mi2.63 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts36.7%20.0% defensive · 43.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

36.5%All situations45.6%
35.5%Even strength46.1%
40.3%Power play43.9%
50.8%Shorthanded30.6%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 20.32vsFLA1 Oct · 1st 02:12
  2. 20.30vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 04:07
  3. 19.97vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 08:06
  4. 19.95vsLAK3 Oct · OT 02:51
  5. 19.92vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 04:50
  6. 19.90@DAL5 Oct · 1st 11:55
  7. 19.83vsFLA1 Oct · 3rd 02:30
  8. 19.55vsFLA1 Oct · 3rd 07:24

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph24 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 84.25vsLAK3 Oct · OT 03:18
  2. 68.77vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 16:06
  3. 66.41@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 01:54
  4. 43.39vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 04:08
  5. 42.65vsFLA1 Oct · 1st 02:13
  6. 41.21vsLAK3 Oct · 1st 04:01

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.29@DAL5 Oct · 15:03 TOI
  2. 2.63vsLAK3 Oct · 16:23 TOI
  3. 1.81vsFLA1 Oct · 12:13 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.24 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways2T-2nd on SJS
Giveaways2
TK / GV ratio1.00
Hits0T-18th on SJS
Blocked shots2T-9th on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against St. Louis, a point in zero of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
30 Mar 2026vsSTLW 5-40002+116:06
26 Mar 2026@STLOTL 1-2 OT0001−115:16

Contract

$945K a season through 2027-28

Cap hit$945K0.9% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 2 of 3
Expires2027-28RFA at 22
Cap value$2.8MCap hit × 3 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With San Jose

One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

Tyler Toffoli sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Tyler Toffoli1
Jacob Trouba1
Macklin Celebrini1

Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points22161st for San Jose
Goals11131st
Assists11184th
Games played31293rd
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

One season, all with the Sharks

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2025-26SJS28910190.6819.6%
Career28910190.6819.6%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2024San Jose · round 2#33

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · SJS points


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct